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- Dictionaryun·do/ˌənˈdo͞o/
verb
- 1. unfasten, untie, or loosen (something): "the knot was difficult to undo" Similar Opposite
- 2. cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure): "there wasn't any way Evelyn could undo the damage" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last one or more commands executed: "the undo command"
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The meaning of UNDO is to open or loose by releasing a fastening. How to use undo in a sentence.
Undo definition: to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done. See examples of UNDO used in a sentence.
to unfasten something that is fastened or tied: Can someone help me to undo my seat belt? Fewer examples. I undid the buttons on my blouse. He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches. He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.
When you undo something, you make it invalid, like when governments undo treaties they've signed in the past. Another way to undo is simply to open: "I couldn't undo the knot on my sneakers, so I just slipped them off." When we undo something, we cancel out its results, or reverse them.
to unfasten something that is fastened or tied: Can someone help me to undo my seat belt? Fewer examples. I undid the buttons on my blouse. He had eaten so much that he had to undo his belt a couple of notches. He had undone the buttons of his shirt, exposing an unsightly expanse of white flesh.
undo something to cancel the effect of something. He undid most of the good work of the previous manager. It's not too late to try and undo some of the damage. UNDO (= a command on a computer that cancels the previous action) Just select ‘Edit’ and ‘Undo’ to cancel the previous action.
1. To reverse or erase; annul: impossible to undo the suffering caused by the war. 2. To untie, disassemble, or loosen: undo a shoelace. 3. To open (a parcel, for example); unwrap. 4. a. To cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy. b. To throw into confusion; unsettle. v.intr. To come open or unfastened. un·do′er n.
Definition of undo verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
UNDO definition: 1. to open something that is tied or fastened: 2. to get rid of the effects of something that has…. Learn more.
Dictionary Meanings. Undo Definition. ŭn-do͝o. undid, undoes, undoing, undone. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. undid, undoes, undoing, undone. To release or untie (a fastening) Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To reverse the doing of (something accomplished); do away with; cancel; annul.
